Transangelic Exodus

Transangelic Exodus
Studio album by
Ezra Furman
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)[1]
GenreAlternative pop[2]
Length42:15
LabelBella Union
Ezra Furman chronology
Big Fugitive Life
(2016) 		Transangelic Exodus
(2018) 		Twelve Nudes
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10[3]
Metacritic85/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Independent[6]
The Irish Times[7]
Mojo[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork7.4/10[10]
Q[11]
Record Collector[12]
Uncut8/10[13]
ViceA−[14]

Transangelic Exodus is a studio album by American musician Ezra Furman. It was released in February 2018 under Bella Union.[1]

Track listing

Transangelic Exodus track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Suck the Blood from My Wound"4:48
2."Driving Down to L.A."3:17
3."God Lifts Up the Lowly"3:48
4."No Place"3:36
5."The Great Unknown"2:46
6."Compulsive Liar"2:44
7."Maraschino-Red Dress $8.99 at Goodwill"2:29
8."From a Beach House"2:34
9."Love You So Bad"3:38
10."Come Here Get Away from Me"3:54
11."Peel My Orange Every Morning"1:41
12."Psalm 151"3:39
13."I Lost My Innocence"3:21
To Them We’ll Always Be Freaks [15] (bonus album of demo and rehearsal tracks from the production of Transangelic Exodus) track listing-
No.TitleLength
1."Come Here Get Away From Me [Ezra solo, January 2015, apartment in Oakland CA]"2:46
2."Love You So Bad [Ezra & Sam & Jamie Riotto at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco, 5-19-2016]"3:41
3."Suck the Blood From My Wound [Ezra solo, unknown date 2016, Oakland]"4:22
4."Love You So Bad [Ben, 10-9-2016, at his apartment in Humboldt Park, Chicago]"3:25
5."Come Here Get Away From Me [Ezra & Tim, late December 2016, Studio Ballistico, Chicago]"3:49
6."Driving Down to L.A. [Tim and Ezra, late December 2016, Ballistico]"3:35
7."No Place [Take 1 - Ezra, Sam, Jorgen & Tim, 1-2-17, Ballistico]"3:18
8."Suck the Blood From My Wound [full band, 1-5-2017, Ballistico]"4:59
9."I Lost My Innocence [Ben, Ezra, Sam & Tim, 1-8-17, Ballistico]"0:57
10."The Great Unknown [Ben, Ezra, Jorgen & Sam, 1-9-2017, Ballistico]"2:49
11."Psalm 151 [Full band, January 2017, Ballistico]"3:28
12."God Lifts Up the Lowly [Ben & Ezra, 1-18-2017, Humboldt Park]"4:35
13."Compulsive Liar [Ben & Ezra, 1-18-17, Humboldt Park]"2:42
14."God Lifts Up the Lowly (instrumental) [Ben, 1-18-2017, Humboldt Park]"3:19
15."Driving Down to L.A. [Ben, Tim & Ezra; Ben's additions 1-19-2017, Humboldt Park]"3:41
16."No Place [Ezra, Sam & Jorgen, 01-19-17, Ballistico]"3:46
17."From A Beach House [Full band, late January 2017, Ballistico]"2:16
18."Maraschino-Red Dress $8.99 at Goodwill [Ezra, Jorgen, Sam & Tim, January/February 2017, Ballistico]"3:04
19."From A Beach House [Sam & Ezra, February 2017, Los Angeles]"2:21
20."No Place [Sam & Ezra, February 2017, Los Angeles]"3:52
21."Peel My Orange Every Morning [Sam & Ezra, 2-7-2017, Los Angeles]"1:50
22."Maraschino-Red Dress $8.99 at Goodwill [Ezra & Ben, 2-15-2017, Humboldt Park]"2:30
23."God Lifts Up the Lowly [Ezra solo, 3-12-17, Ballistico]"3:33
24."I Lost My Innocence [Full band, 3-13-2017 (Take 1), Ballistico]"3:14
25."I Lost My Innocence [Full band, 3-13-2017, Ballistico]"3:53
26."Suck the Blood From My Wound [full band, unknown date 2017, Ballistico]"3:33

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Fopp Top 100 Albums of 2018
44
[16]
Rough Trade Top 100 Albums of 2018
55
[17]
Uncut Magazine Top 75 Albums of 2018
16
[18]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 100
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 51

References

  1. ^ a b Geslani, Michele (October 24, 2017). "Ezra Furman announces new album, Transangelic Exodus, unveils "Love You So Bad": Stream". Consequence.net. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ezra Furman - 'Transangelic Exodus' Review". NME. February 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Transangelic Exodus by Ezra Furman reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Transangelic Exodus by Ezra Furman Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  5. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Transangelic Exodus – Ezra Furman". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Gill, Andy (February 8, 2018). "Album reviews: Franz Ferdinand – Always Ascending, Ezra Furman – Transangelic Exodus and more". The Independent. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  7. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (February 9, 2018). "Ezra Furman: Transangelic Exodus review – tales of a gender-non-conforming star". The Irish Times. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  8. ^ Segal, Victoria (March 2018). "Ezra Furman: Transangelic Exodus". Mojo (292): 92.
  9. ^ Mackay, Emily (February 11, 2018). "Ezra Furman: Transangelic Exodus review – an adrenaline-jolted allegory". The Observer. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  10. ^ Geffen, Sasha (February 12, 2018). "Ezra Furman: Transangelic Exodus". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  11. ^ Barton, Laura (March 2018). "Grand Departure". Q (382): 112.
  12. ^ Harley, Kevin (January 2018). "Ezra Furman – Transangelic Exodus". Record Collector (475). Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  13. ^ Lewis, John (March 2018). "Ezra Furman: Transangelic Exodus". Uncut (250): 33.
  14. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 17, 2018). "Robert Christgau on the Desperation of Ezra Furman and Car Seat Headrest". Vice. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  15. ^ Furman, Ezra. "To Them We'll Always Be Freaks". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  16. ^ "Fopp's Best Albums of 2018". Fopp.com. November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  17. ^ "Rough Trade's Albums of the Year 2018". Roughtrade.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  18. ^ Sam Richards (December 21, 2018). "Uncut's best new albums of 2018". Uncut. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  19. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Ezra Furman – Transangelic Exodus" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ezra Furman – Transangelic Exodus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart on 16/2/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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